Sonair Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-30 - Regulatory - Sonair certifies ADAR One for SIL 2 and PL d robot-safety applications - exida issued an EC type-examination certificate covering IEC 61496, IEC 61508 and ISO 13849 requirements. The certification supports SIL 2 and PL d applications with dangerous-failure probability below 1.5 × 10^-7 per hour. Sonair said series-production… - source: sonair.com
• 2026-03-24 - Capability - Sonair ADAR integrated into Cleanfix RA660 Navi XL - A single ADAR unit replaces functions previously spread across up to 14 linear sensors, with a 180° by 180° field of view. The sensor detects low obstacles such as bags, tools and pallet edges without recording images, supporting privacy-sensitive sites.… - source: sonair.com
• 2025-09-17 - Funding - Sonair raises $6M to scale ADAR robot safety sensor rollout - Scale Capital and Investinor joined existing investors RunwayFBU, SINTEF, and ProVenture in the round. ADAR was shipping to manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and North America after testing with more than 30 companies. - source: sonair.com
• 2025-05-07 - Product Launch - Sonair debuts ADAR 3D ultrasonic sensor for autonomous robots - ADAR provides a five-metre, 180° by 180° three-dimensional detection field. More than 20 companies validated the sensor through Sonair's Early Access programme. Fuji Corporation procured ADAR for an upcoming autonomous-mobile-robot line; Sonair scheduled… - source: sonair.com
• 2024-10-07 - Funding - Sonair raises $1.6M, bringing total funding to $6.8M - Skyfall Ventures led the round and RunwayFBU participated. The new financing amount was $1.6 million; $6.8 million was the company's cumulative funding total. Sonair said the capital would support commercialisation of its ADAR ultrasonic sensing technology. - source: sonair.com